Linda - the problem you had was the hash that you put on the PST file - ie. encryption. Unless you have a very specific backup - and can restore the hash keys (it IS doable) - that hash changes - even with the same user name, etc.
Un-encrypted storage in Outlook - no problem to restore as is. I always make sure that is kept OFF.

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